"There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white. Or a rape."
— Richard Nixon

January 1, 1970

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Presidents of the United StatesPoliticians from CaliforniaQuakersUnited States presidential candidates, 1972United States presidential candidates, 1968
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Sources

On Nixon Tapes, Ambivalence Over Abortion, Not Watergate by Charlie Savage, The New York Times (June 23, 2009).